California Collectives & Dispensaries (CA)

Proposition 215, a ballot initiative, passed with 56% of the vote in 1996, and the legislature added protections by passing SB 420 in 2003. In 2010, the legislature passed AB 2650, adding a buffer zone between dispensaries and schools. In California, the legislature cannot amend a voter-initiative, so SB 420 and AB 2650 are only supplementary. The laws are codified at Cal. Health and Safety Code �11362.5 and 11362.7 et seq